HNE-30806 Analytical Epidemiology

Course

Credits 6.00

Language of instruction:

English

Assumed knowledge on:

HNE-11806 Epidemiology and Public Health, MAT-20306 Advanced Statistics

Continuation courses:

Thesis Epidemiology

Contents:

In this advanced course students learn how to conduct data analysis on data sets that are typical for the major study designs, and how to interpret the results. In addition, they will obtain some basic skills and understanding of additional aspects of data analysis relevant to the successful and efficient completion of their thesis in epidemiology.

Aims:

After the course the student will be able:
- to develop a research strategy for the analysis of epidemiological data, i.e. data description, stratification, identification of effect modification, control of confounding;
- to systematically organize and document data analysis, using the statistical program SAS;
- to analyse data from cross-sectional, case-control and prospective epidemiological studies, and to interpret and present (tabulate) the results in a format fitting into a research paper.

Activities:

To reach these objectives, the student will:
- read epidemiological and statistical literature;
- conduct statistical analyses on the computer;
- tabulate and interpret the results.

Examination:

- written examination ;
- completion of assignments in course reader.

Literature:

Course reader, containing literature (papers), assignments, answers forms, SAS-hints, etc. is available at WUR Shop.